The Read: Still time

There's still time to sign up for World Book Night and give away books you love to people you don't know.

The project, launched a year ago in the UK, spreads to these shores on April 23. On that day, an anticipated army of 50,000 volunteers will distribute 1 million free books, ideally to people who don't read much or don't have access to books.

A panel of literary experts selected the titles to be distributed--30 books across most genres, from classics like Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" to H. G. Bissinger's "Friday Night Lights" to Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games." Each volunteer will select one title (a book they've read and admired) and distribute 20 copies.

The whole idea behind the project is that reading changes lives. The deadline for volunteering is Feb. 1. More information is here.